本意

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.)
simp. and trad. (本意)		本	意

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): běnyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bun² ji³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pún-yi
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pún-ì

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: běnyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: běnyì
    • Wade–Giles: pên³-i⁴
    • Yale: běn-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenyih
    • Palladius: бэньи (bɛnʹi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 本意 本義 / 本义

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bun² ji³
    • Yale: bún yi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bun² ji³
    • Guangdong Romanization: bun² yi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːn³⁵ jiː³³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pún-yi
    • Hakka Romanization System: bun^ˋ i
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bun³ yi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /pun³¹ i⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pún-yi
    • Hakka Romanization System: bun^ˋ (r)i
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bun³ yi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /pun³¹ (j)i⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pún-ì
    • Tâi-lô: pún-ì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pwn'ix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ i⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ i²¹/

Noun

本意

1. one’s initial intention; original idea; true feelings; aspiration; purpose; goal
2. signification
3. etymon

Synonyms

• (initial intention):

edit

• 初心 (chūxīn)
• 初意 (chūyì) (literary)
• 初衷 (chūzhōng)
• 初願 / 初愿 (chūyuàn)
• 宿心 (sùxīn) (literary)
• 本心 (běnxīn)
• 本志 (běnzhì) (literary)
• 本願 / 本愿 (běnyuàn)
• 素心 (sùxīn) (literary)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
本	意
ほん Grade: 1	い Grade: 3
on'yomi

Kanji in this term
本	意
ほん > ほ Grade: 1	い Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほんい [hóꜜǹ'ì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [hõ̞ɰ̃i]

• (Tokyo) ほい [hóꜜì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞i]

Noun

本(ほん)意(い) or 本(ほ)意(い) • (hon'i or hoi) 

1. one's motives, intent